Avalanche defined as a rapid snow mass flow down slopes. Forms when weak layers collapse under slab weight. Four types: slab, loose snow, wet snow, and glide avalanches. Triggers include heavy snow, ...

After receiving reports of dozens of avalanches from popular backcountry areas across the state, Colorado avalanche officials are warning that conditions are trending toward a difficult-to-predict ...

After the avalanche winter of 1950/51, SLF researchers developed a system for mapping areas at risk from avalanches. The resulting colour scale for danger zones still forms the basis of the hazard ...